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Facts About Potassium and Vanadium


Facts About Vanadium and Potassium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • In the list of most abundant element Potassium is ranked 7th.
  • Potassium can easily be sliced (chopped) down using knife.
  
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Humphry Davy   
Andrés Manuel del Río   

Discovery
In 1807   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-4 %   
9
1 * 10-4 %   
10

Abundance In Sun
~0.0004 %   
9
~0.00004 %   
13

Abundance In Meteorites
0.07 %   
9
0.01 %   
14

Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.50 %   
6
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Oceans
0.04 %   
3
0.00 %   
14

Abundance In Humans
0.20 %   
2
0.00 %   
16

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